How to Secure American Democracy

How to Secure American Democracy

Any strategy to repair and secure America’s teetering democracy must begin with a clear analysis of the causes of our predicament.

September 15, 2021

  • Shaping the Democracy of Tomorrow
  • Analysis

How to End America’s Partisan Meltdown

Americans must be just as dedicated to maintaining and upholding the integrity of our democratic system as they are to advancing their partisan interests.

September 14, 2021

  • Shaping the Democracy of Tomorrow
  • Analysis

Can Democracy Survive Racism as a Strategy?

Race-class fusion politics frames racial conflict as a divide-and-conquer strategy that threatens us all, people of every race and across the broad economic spectrum.

August 27, 2021

  • Shaping the Democracy of Tomorrow
  • Analysis

The Democracy Endgame

In this essay and discussion series, scholars propose medium and long-term strategies to protect and rebuild American democracy.

July 9, 2021

  • Shaping the Democracy of Tomorrow
  • Analysis

The Democracy Threat Index and January 6, 2021

Six months after the deadly 1/6 insurrection, it’s worth looking back and taking stock of how scholars analyzed the danger to American democracy before and after.

July 8, 2021

  • Protecting Elections
  • Analysis

Roadmap to Renewal

A proposal to renew our democracy through legislation, oversight, and other reforms.

July 4, 2018

  • Defending the Rule of Law
  • Shaping the Democracy of Tomorrow
  • Reports